Each year, the United States Mint holds its annual competition for the Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin design. The winner will not only have their unique design and initials featured on the coins but they now also have the opportunity, if they so choose, to hand-sign the NGC labels presented with the coins. If the… Read more »
Searching for a unique, fresh idea for a birthday present? The Bureau of Engraving and Printing might have what you have been looking for every currency enthusiast in your life. This year, the BEP has released the 2016 Happy Birthday note. A $1 bill from the 2013 series which features a serial number beginning with… Read more »
Embracing their dedication to sustainability, The Brazilian Mint has constructed the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics medals with recycled materials. The gold, silver, and bronze medals will each contain 30% melted down and recycled metals from the area. For the coveted gold medal, the strictest of guidelines were followed for their creation. The recycled… Read more »
As of May 14, 2016, Disney will no longer be selling Disney Dollars at their respective parks and stores. The playful currency, featuring characters such as Mickey Mouse and Goofy, has been accepted as legal tender at Disneyland, Disneyworld, and Disney stores since 1987. Citing an increase of gift card usage as well… Read more »
His passion for reggae music, love for his home country of Jamaica and the political events tearing the country apart, made Bob Marley a global sensation. Upon his death from cancer in 1981, Marley was the most famous Jamaican in history, a title still bestowed upon him today. In 2006, The Bank of Jamaica, along… Read more »
The 2016 Summer Olympics are just around the corner, and Rio de Janeiro has been busy getting ready for the grand event. Making sure to not overlook a single detail, the Rio design team has developed a set of gold, silver, and bronze medals, as well as participation medals, which beautifully illustrate Brazil’s dedicated… Read more »
For nearly two weeks the documents that have been nicknamed the “Magna Carta” of baseball were the focus of a major bid war. SCP auctions in Southern California closed the sale of the documents on Sunday, April 24, to an anonymous buyer for a whopping $3.3 million. Prior to placing the “Laws of Base… Read more »
Betty Ford was a woman well before her time. Progressive and unapologetically candid about many social political issues, Mrs. Ford was a determined advocate for women’s rights and used her status to address the gender gap amongst many other issues that were considered to be taboo in the 1970’s. She also increased breast cancer awareness… Read more »
To state the cliché, baseball is America’s favorite past time. A source of entertainment for well over 150 years, the sport has made its way into the hearts of millions. Most adults can remember collecting baseball cards as children. Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle are some of the greats that may come… Read more »
In June of 2015, the United States Treasury announced that a woman would once again grace the face of legal tender, only this time, she would be replacing a male figure. The decision as to who that woman would be was to be officially declared by the end of the year, however, the decision has… Read more »
